Thursday July 27, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 27, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   61  40  3.20  101  27  18   913   850  364  324   48  291  524
Los Angeles     59  42  3.36  101  29  25   897   882  379  335   74  282  513
Philadelphia    53  42  3.39   95  18  19   843   806  356  317   67  254  461
Montreal        47  55  3.41  102  29  20   911   851  379  345   75  350  469
San Diego       50  52  3.49  102  12  31   903   876  402  350   51  329  466
St. Louis       40  61  3.55  101  25  12   894   800  408  353   59  351  540
Pittsburgh      47  49  3.57   96  15  25   864   839  396  343   66  310  549
Cincinnati      58  42  3.74  100   7  33   900   876  411  374   70  346  554
Houston         45  56  3.78  101  29  13   912   862  424  383   55  398  587
New York        45  59  3.80  104  17  18   943   910  437  398   76  360  504
Atlanta         46  53  4.00   99  17  20   877   848  441  390   71  370  516
Chicago         49  49  4.05   98  14  23   879   875  430  396   78  330  424

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   8   7  2.19  33  11   3   1   1  115  100   31   28    5   33   93
Steve Rogers (MON)    11   7  2.26  23  22  11   1   1  167  133   44   42    8   48  103
Craig Swan (NY)        3   5  2.44  19  18   4   0   1  129  102   37   35    8   38   80
Vida Blue (SF)        14   4  2.66  22  22   6   0   2  169  151   53   50    7   42  115
Bob Knepper (SF)      11   6  2.67  23  22  10   0   3  165  141   56   49    8   52   92
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    9   8  2.67  20  20   6   0   0  142  127   44   42   10   28   57
Phil Niekro (ATL)     12  10  2.96  27  26  13   0   3  201  168   76   66   10   59  145
Ed Halicki (SF)        5   4  2.97  16  16   5   0   3  109   89   42   36    8   28   51
Bob Owchinko (SD)      6   7  2.98  23  21   3   0   1  133  124   50   44    6   50   57
J.R. Richard (HOU)    10   9  3.05  23  23  11   0   3  177  125   68   60    9   93  194

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry McWilliams       2   0  0.00   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    0    0    0    2    3
Gene Garber            1   1  2.08  16   0   0  11   0   30   25   10    7    3    4   26
Craig Skok             2   1  2.53  20   0   0   2   0   32   29   13    9    2    8   12
Phil Niekro           12  10  2.96  27  26  13   0   3  201  168   76   66   10   59  145
Rick Camp              2   2  3.25  28   4   0   0   0   53   67   24   19    3   21   17
Mickey Mahler          3   5  3.32  21  10   1   0   0   76   59   36   28    5   38   49
Eddie Solomon          3   4  3.87  32   3   0   2   0   74   71   35   32    8   35   43
Dick Ruthven           2   6  4.11  13  13   2   0   1   81   78   43   37    8   28   45
Preston Hanna          7   7  4.63  21  20   0   0   0  105   92   59   54    7   69   67
Dave Campbell          3   2  4.94  37   0   0   1   0   51   50   30   28    9   32   35
Tommy Boggs            2   5  5.48   9   9   1   0   1   44   53   28   27    4   19   17
Adrian Devine          5   4  6.02  29   6   0   3   0   61   77   43   41    3   23   25
Jamie Easterly         2   6  6.87  24   6   0   1   0   55   70   44   42    9   32   32

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           7   3  1.79  41   0   0  17   0   65   43   18   13    6   21   72
Rick Reuschel          9   8  2.67  20  20   6   0   0  142  127   44   42   10   28   57
Willie Hernandez       5   2  3.58  32   0   0   1   0   38   34   15   15    3   22   25
Dave Geisel            1   0  3.65  12   1   0   0   0   12   18    5    5    0    5    7
Mike Krukow            4   0  3.78  13   6   1   0   1   50   45   21   21    4   18   25
Dennis Lamp            3  10  3.82  22  21   3   0   2  123  111   57   52    9   33   35
Donnie Moore           5   4  3.99  48   0   0   4   0   70   78   38   31    4   24   38
Lynn McGlothen         2   1  4.26  21   0   0   0   0   38   34   18   18    4   21   22
Dave Roberts           4   5  4.85  21  15   1   0   1  104  116   58   56   10   34   29
Paul Reuschel          2   0  5.14  16   0   0   0   0   28   29   16   16    4   13   13
Woodie Fryman          2   4  5.17  13   9   0   0   0   56   64   37   32    6   37   28
Ray Burris             5   9  5.36  26  22   3   0   1  124  143   78   74   12   53   53
Ken Holtzman           0   3  6.44  14   4   0   1   0   29   33   25   21    6   21   20

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              4   3  1.43  42   0   0  17   0   63   47   10   10    4   26   54
Manny Sarmiento        9   6  3.00  42   4   0   5   0   96   68   35   32    7   37   49
Bill Bonham            9   2  3.19  15  15   1   0   0   96   97   34   34    5   35   60
Tom Seaver             9   9  3.22  22  22   5   0   1  151  140   62   54   15   51  130
Fred Norman            9   5  3.31  22  22   0   0   0  133  123   54   49   14   57   74
Pedro Borbon           5   1  3.78  44   0   0   4   0   67   60   28   28    2   14   20
Dave Tomlin            6   1  3.91  43   0   0   4   0   48   58   31   21    1   18   21
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Paul Moskau            1   2  4.46  15  14   0   1   0   77   79   38   38    8   35   53
Tom Hume               4  10  5.48  21  18   1   0   0  112  140   74   68   10   40   53
Mike Lacoss            1   1  8.36   3   2   0   0   0   14   16   13   13    2    5    6
Doug Capilla           0   1  9.82   6   3   0   0   0   11   14   12   12    1   11    9

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vern Ruhle             0   0  2.38   2   2   0   0   0   11   14    3    3    0    2    7
Ken Forsch             6   4  3.00  37   0   0   3   0   72   81   27   24    0   27   32
J.R. Richard          10   9  3.05  23  23  11   0   3  177  125   68   60    9   93  194
Joaquin Andujar        3   4  3.07  13  13   2   0   0   82   62   31   28    2   37   38
Joe Sambito            3   6  3.19  39   0   0   7   0   59   57   22   21    3   23   60
Tom Dixon              5   7  3.68  20  12   2   1   1   93   97   44   38    4   24   47
Mark Lemongello        7   9  3.78  20  20   7   0   1  148  133   65   62   14   49   54
Floyd Bannister        3   6  4.38  19  13   2   0   2   86   93   42   42   10   53   69
Joe Niekro             7   8  4.85  22  16   5   0   1  106  106   66   57    7   46   50
Rick Williams          1   2  4.88  10   1   0   0   0   24   32   14   13    1    8   12
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  5.01  12   1   0   2   0   23   30   17   13    2   16   10
Gene Pentz             0   0  6.00  10   0   0   0   0   15   12   13   10    1   13    8
Oscar Zamora           0   0  7.20  10   0   0   0   0   15   20   12   12    2    7    6

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lance Rautzhan         1   0  1.38  24   0   0   3   0   33   35    7    5    0   10   17
Terry Forster          3   3  2.27  31   0   0  13   0   44   38   16   11    2   17   33
Bob Welch              2   0  2.35  11   3   0   3   0   31   27    8    8    0    4   27
Charlie Hough          3   2  2.60  33   0   0   4   0   62   44   22   18    4   34   44
Burt Hooton           11   7  3.24  20  20   5   0   1  139  125   52   50   14   37   67
Tommy John            11   7  3.58  22  20   5   1   0  143  159   70   57    6   43   83
Don Sutton            10   9  3.64  21  21   8   0   1  146  150   66   59   21   28   85
Doug Rau              10   5  3.67  18  18   6   0   1  125  144   52   51   12   37   58
Rick Rhoden            8   5  3.83  20  19   5   0   2  127  122   60   54   10   40   66
Bobby Castillo         0   3  4.11  15   0   0   1   0   31   23   18   14    2   29   28
Mike Garman            0   1  4.41  10   0   0   0   0   16   15    8    8    3    3    5

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Woodie Fryman          3   3  2.16   7   7   2   0   1   50   36   13   12    1   23   30
Hal Dues               4   4  2.17  20  11   1   1   0   87   76   24   21    4   32   31
Steve Rogers          11   7  2.26  23  22  11   1   1  167  133   44   42    8   48  103
Dan Schatzeder         3   2  2.49  16   5   1   0   0   61   46   18   17    3   23   33
Darold Knowles         2   3  2.61  38   0   0   3   0   52   43   15   15    4   21   22
Ross Grimsley         12   8  3.46  23  23  12   0   2  164  160   74   63   14   46   58
Stan Bahnsen           0   4  3.70  24   0   0   5   0   41   41   19   17    4   17   27
Bill Atkinson          2   2  3.86  22   0   0   2   0   37   38   16   16    3   23   25
Rudy May               6   9  4.34  22  19   2   0   0  114  123   66   55   14   31   68
Gerry Pirtle           0   1  4.50  10   0   0   0   0   16   15    8    8    1   13    5
Wayne Twitchell        3  10  5.75  19  15   0   0   0   83   97   53   53   13   51   55
Mike Garman            1   2  5.76  25   0   0   8   0   30   27   19   19    3   14    9
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  7.27   6   0   0   0   0    9   16   10    7    3    8    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kevin Kobel            1   2  2.23  14   5   0   0   0   44   35   16   11    5   16   20
Craig Swan             3   5  2.44  19  18   4   0   1  129  102   37   35    8   38   80
Dwight Bernard         0   0  2.51   9   1   0   0   0   14   10    4    4    1   11   12
Bob Myrick             0   3  3.28  17   0   0   0   0   25   18   10    9    3   13   13
Pat Zachry            10   6  3.33  21  21   5   0   2  138  120   57   51    9   60   78
Skip Lockwood          7   8  3.43  44   0   0  13   0   76   64   29   29    9   25   60
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  3.75  18   0   0   2   0   24   23   11   10    1   11   12
Jerry Koosman          3  11  3.94  22  21   3   0   0  146  139   69   64   12   53   88
Nino Espinosa          9   8  4.01  21  21   5   0   1  141  149   69   63   14   52   55
Dale Murray            4   3  4.50  30   0   0   2   0   50   47   26   25    3   23   18
Mike Bruhert           2   5  5.06  15  13   0   0   0   75  100   52   42    3   15   34
Paul Siebert           0   2  5.32  23   0   0   1   0   24   26   14   14    2   17   10
Tom Hausman            2   1  6.41   4   4   0   0   0   20   29   15   14    2    4    3
Butch Metzger          1   3  6.51  25   0   0   0   0   37   48   28   27    4   22   21

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Garber            2   1  1.40  22   0   0   3   0   39   26    6    6    1   11   24
Warren Brusstar        3   0  2.17  32   0   0   0   0   50   44   14   12    0   17   38
Ron Reed               1   0  2.28  38   0   0   8   0   67   55   17   17    4   19   46
Tug McGraw             8   3  2.44  37   0   0   8   0   59   49   20   16    1   18   38
Dick Ruthven           5   2  2.47   7   7   2   0   1   47   47   14   13    4    8   25
Steve Carlton          9   9  3.19  22  22   5   0   1  149  146   65   53   19   43   97
Larry Christenson      7   9  3.41  20  20   6   0   1  137  121   58   52   10   33   71
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  4.12  12   0   0   0   0   20   14   11    9    3    7    6
Jim Kaat               5   3  4.43  15  14   2   0   1   83   94   44   41    6   20   29
Jim Lonborg            7   8  4.46  18  18   1   0   0  103  111   53   51   12   39   43
Randy Lerch            4   6  4.79  18  14   2   0   0   88   99   54   47    7   39   44

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           5   6  2.08  56   0   0  16   0   78   63   23   18    3   38   45
Ed Whitson             3   4  2.16  23   0   0   3   0   42   31   13   10    0   23   35
Grant Jackson          4   3  2.77  38   0   0   3   0   49   66   19   15    1   22   29
Jim Bibby              6   4  3.13  24   9   2   0   1   75   62   35   26    8   26   56
John Candelaria        8  10  3.22  22  21   3   1   1  143  146   56   51    9   40   76
Dave Hamilton          0   2  3.45  12   0   0   1   0   16   13    8    6    1    9    9
Bruce Kison            2   3  3.46  17   2   0   0   0   42   38   17   16    1   23   26
Bert Blyleven          9   5  3.46  21  21   6   0   3  143  133   64   55   14   36  107
Don Robinson           5   4  3.62  21  18   3   1   1  124  117   56   50   11   32   80
Jim Rooker             5   7  4.65  18  18   1   0   0  103   94   60   53   11   43   51
Jerry Reuss            0   1  7.02  15   7   0   0   0   42   61   34   33    4   16   29
Will McEnaney          0   0 10.38   6   0   0   0   0    9   15   11   10    3    2    6

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mickey Lolich          1   0  1.42  10   0   0   0   0   13   12    2    2    0    3    4
John D'Acquisto        2   3  2.37  31   1   0   8   0   57   36   17   15    1   37   68
Bob Owchinko           6   7  2.98  23  21   3   0   1  133  124   50   44    6   50   57
Randy Jones            7   9  3.15  24  23   2   0   1  157  159   69   55    5   47   45
Gaylord Perry         11   4  3.28  22  22   3   0   2  154  152   66   56    6   46   92
Rollie Fingers         4  11  3.39  44   0   0  22   0   69   58   29   26    3   23   39
Mark Lee               3   1  3.51  34   0   0   0   0   49   42   21   19    0   21   18
Eric Rasmussen         7   2  3.60  13  11   2   0   1   70   66   30   28   10   19   27
Bob Shirley            6  11  4.16  29  19   2   1   0  128  129   65   59   10   51   79
Dan Spillner           1   0  4.56  17   0   0   0   0   26   32   15   13    2    7   16
Mark Wiley             1   0  5.87   4   1   0   0   0    8   11    6    5    1    1    1
Dave Freisleben        0   3  6.08  12   4   0   0   0   27   41   22   18    3   15   16
Dave Wehrmeister       1   0  6.14   4   0   0   0   0    7    8    5    5    1    5    2
Dennis Kinney          0   1  6.43   7   0   0   0   0    7    6    5    5    3    4    2

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue             14   4  2.66  22  22   6   0   2  169  151   53   50    7   42  115
Bob Knepper           11   6  2.67  23  22  10   0   3  165  141   56   49    8   52   92
Gary Lavelle           9   7  2.97  45   0   0  11   0   67   62   25   22    1   33   42
Ed Halicki             5   4  2.97  16  16   5   0   3  109   89   42   36    8   28   51
Greg Minton            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    3    5
Jim Barr               5   8  3.27  17  16   4   0   2   96  102   38   35    3   18   24
Randy Moffitt          6   4  3.41  47   0   0   7   0   61   57   26   23    3   26   39
John Curtis            3   1  3.51  30   0   0   0   0   41   37   20   16    0   22   19
John Montefusco        7   4  3.91  23  23   2   0   0  152  151   74   66   16   41  116
Charlie Williams       1   2  4.81  17   1   0   0   0   34   41   19   18    2   22   12
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  4.97   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    9    7    0    4    9

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Littell           1   7  2.17  44   2   0   4   0   75   51   23   18    6   39   96
Pete Vuckovich         8   7  2.19  33  11   3   1   1  115  100   31   28    5   33   93
John Denny             8   7  3.07  22  22  10   0   2  155  136   56   53   10   43   70
Bob Forsch             9  10  3.11  23  23   6   0   3  162  128   65   56    8   64   81
Silvio Martinez        5   4  3.39  12  12   3   0   1   77   58   32   29    6   42   21
Buddy Schultz          2   3  3.56  34   0   0   5   0   56   42   23   22    2   24   47
George Frazier         0   2  4.15   8   0   0   0   0   13   17    9    6    2    2    5
Eric Rasmussen         2   5  4.18  10  10   2   0   1   60   61   32   28    4   20   32
Aurelio Lopez          0   0  4.35   3   0   0   0   0   10    9    5    5    2    1    5
Roy Thomas             1   1  5.40   8   1   0   2   0   17   16   12   10    0    8    8
Pete Falcone           1   6  5.63  14  10   0   0   0   54   68   38   34    5   25   21
John Urrea             3   9  5.67  24  10   1   0   0   86   98   69   54    4   44   53
Dave Hamilton          0   0  6.43  13   0   0   0   0   14   16   13   10    5    6    8

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (SF)             14
  R. Grimsley (MON)        12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  B. Hooton (LA)           11
  T. John (LA)             11
  B. Knepper (SF)          11
  G. Perry (SD)            11
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  D. Rau (LA)              10
  J. Richard (HOU)         10

Losses:

  R. Fingers (SD)          11
  J. Koosman (NY)          11
  B. Shirley (SD)          11
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      10
  B. Forsch (STL)          10
  T. Hume (CIN)            10
  D. Lamp (CHI)            10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  W. Twitchell (MON)       10
  R. Burris (CHI)           9

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  R. Grimsley (MON)        12
  J. Richard (HOU)         11
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  J. Denny (STL)           10
  B. Knepper (SF)          10
  D. Sutton (LA)            8
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       7
  V. Blue (SF)              6
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         6

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          22
  D. Bair (CIN)            17
  B. Sutter (CHI)          17
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         16
  G. Garber (ATL)          14
  T. Forster (LA)          13
  S. Lockwood (NY)         13
  G. Lavelle (SF)          11
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)        8
  M. Garman (MON)           8

Shutouts:

  B. Blyleven (PIT)         3
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  E. Halicki (SF)           3
  B. Knepper (SF)           3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  J. Richard (HOU)          3
  F. Bannister (HOU)        2
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  V. Blue (SF)              2
  J. Denny (STL)            2

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       201.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      177.1
  V. Blue (SF)          169.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       167.0
  B. Knepper (SF)       165.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     164.0
  B. Forsch (STL)       162.0
  R. Jones (SD)         157.0
  J. Denny (STL)        155.1
  G. Perry (SD)         153.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         168
  R. Grimsley (MON)       160
  T. John (LA)            159
  R. Jones (SD)           159
  G. Perry (SD)           152
  V. Blue (SF)            151
  J. Montefusco (SF)      151
  D. Sutton (LA)          150
  N. Espinosa (NY)        149
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     146

Runs:

  R. Burris (CHI)          78
  P. Niekro (ATL)          76
  R. Grimsley (MON)        74
  T. Hume (CIN)            74
  J. Montefusco (SF)       74
  T. John (LA)             70
  N. Espinosa (NY)         69
  R. Jones (SD)            69
  J. Koosman (NY)          69
  J. Urrea (STL)           69

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           21
  S. Carlton (PHI)         19
  J. Montefusco (SF)       16
  T. Seaver (CIN)          15
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        14
  N. Espinosa (NY)         14
  R. Grimsley (MON)        14
  B. Hooton (LA)           14
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      14
  R. May (MON)             14

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         93
  P. Hanna (ATL)           69
  B. Forsch (STL)          64
  W. Fryman (MON)          60
  P. Zachry (NY)           60
  P. Niekro (ATL)          59
  F. Norman (CIN)          57
  F. Bannister (HOU)       53
  R. Burris (CHI)          53
  J. Koosman (NY)          53

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        194
  P. Niekro (ATL)         145
  T. Seaver (CIN)         130
  J. Montefusco (SF)      116
  V. Blue (SF)            115
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       107
  S. Rogers (MON)         103
  S. Carlton (PHI)         97
  M. Littell (STL)         96
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       93

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